Strike King Lure Company Announces Sponsorship of Crappie Masters Tournament Trail in 2011

Collierville, TN – Strike King Lure Company a leader in fishing lures for over 40 years is proud to announce a sponsorship of the Crappie Masters Tournament Trail for 2011. “We are very excited to get involved with the growing and popular Crappie Masters Tournament trail,” says Marketing Manager Chris Brown. “We are excited to introduce our new line-up of Slab Hammer Crappie baits and we feel they will really benefit the crappie anglers on and off the trail.” Best known for their Bass fishing lures, Strike King has become very involved over the last year in the growing crappie market and has developed both soft plastics and crankbaits specifically for crappie fisherman.Strike King Lure Company has been gearing up fisherman of over 40 years with a wide selection of Fresh & Saltwater fishing lures for both Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, Panfish, Redfish, Speckled Trout and many others and a complete line of Polarized sunglasses. You can reach Strike King at:901-853-1455 Strike King Lure Company466 Washington St. Collierville, TN 38017www.strikeking.com

Crappie Master’s Sponsor wins Missouri Small Business Award

Louie Mansfield started making and selling small, feather “Grizzly” jigs for crappie and bream 20 years ago, and while his jigs were very effective on panfish and popular in local bait shops around his home lake, Reelfoot, he probably could have never guessed his part-time hobby would grow into what it has become today. Grizzly Jig Company, located in Caruthersville, Missouri, is the largest crappie tackle store in existence and is a destination for crappie fisherman from all over the country.

Grizzly sells everything from rods and reels, trolling motors and depth finders, boat seats and accessories, and an enormous selection of jig heads, plastics, and jigs. Many of their products are exclusive to Grizzly, like their hand tied jigs, custom crappie poles, and locally poured heads and plastics. Grizzly’s annual catalog has grown from a very small, black and white newspaper distributed locally in the late 1990’s, to a 187 page color catalog mailed to over 50,000 anglers across the country. Their website, www.Grizzlyjig.com, has received over 1 million visitors since it’s’ inception in 2005, and they have currently shipped to all 50 states, Canada, and South America.

Grizzly Jig’s success has had a positive impact on both the crappie fishing industry and local tourism. Grizzly currently sponsor’s CrappieMaster’s Tournament Trail

Big Ten Tackle has a special line of unique fishing tackle called Smart Tackle Products! This short review presents 4 of our best original products with no other company making anything similar!

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Swivel Loaded Ceramic Slip Sinkers are a must have product not only for the environment but they loose 1/3 of their air weight in water too. Our original Bell-Shaped design resists snags and can be used effectively for slow retrieving of baits without dragging bottom like all other sinkers.

Fish KaBobber is a bobber construction kit! This kit allows anyone to make 100s of types & sizes of slip & locked bobbers to use for any fishing situations, even catching baits!

Hand Tied, crappie type, Fishing Rigs include steel or our ceramic slip sinkers, with a special feature of a mustad hook connector! Rigs are tied with single or double (hook) connectors placed one and two feet above the sinker, on 15 or 20 pound test line! The mustad connectors allow quick hook change and safer storage! Our rig's slip sinkers are tied on with barrel interlock swivels allowing easy connections of leader hook below the sinker for bottom fishing or trolling!

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New TV Show Reaches Next Generation Of Outdoor Enthusiasts

In this age of computer games, online diaries and I-Pods, fewer and fewer kids are getting out-of-doors to enjoy the traditional sports of hunting, fishing, and camping. Bass Pro Shops, ranked the #1 outdoor retailer in America by Sporting Goods Business magazine, wants to help change that trend by encouraging kids to put aside the electronics and give the outdoors a try when they see and hear other kids enjoying it on Bass Pro Shops Next Generation Television. The show begins airing at 10:00 am ET Saturday, July 1st on The Outdoor Channel.

Filmed and produced by Bass Pro Shops own award-winning Video Productions team, the show is fast, exciting, and fun. Just what today's kids are looking for. It's reality television, with all the bumps, scrapes, mistakes, and triumphs of real life outdoor action plus plenty of how to for those ready to get out and give it a try. Each week, in addition to hunting and fishing trips, a "Field Trip" will teach kids how to make a bullet, carve a balsa wood lure, build an aluminum boat and much more.

Bass Pro Shops Next Generation is co-hosted by a group of kids who have grown up participating in outdoor sports. Like most of today's youth they all enjoy on-line music and games but what excites them most is a fish tugging on the end of their line, watching a bird dog on point, or a big buck sneaking through the woods. Nothing is canned or scripted with these kids. In the "Diary Cam" segment, the kids say what's on their minds - thrills, disappointments, joy, even an occasional heartbreak.

"It's website television," says producer Dave Appleton. "Lots of fast, high-interest takes that move at a breakneck pace to keep the audience excited and entertained. This show steps outside the boundaries of conventional outdoor shows to compel the attention of young people."

There is also an opportunity for viewers to be a part of the show. The "Braggin' Board" segment features photos of kids from around the country displaying their hunting and fishing successes. "Home Movies" will show video clips sent in by viewers.

American Angler Introduces Pro Staff

Walnut Ridge, AR (September, 2007) – American Angler, the recognized leader in the fish fillet industry, is excited to announce the addition of their Crappie Master’s Pro Staff team. Wade Mansfield and Reggie Riedinger joined American Angler in 2007 and have been competitively competing on the Bass Pro Crappie Masters tour since January under the American Angler name.

American Angler has been a national sponsor with the Bass Pro Crappie Masters tour since the tour began five years ago. This year American Angler went through a rigorous selection process to choose the best team to represent the company’s high quality brand of knives. Wade and Reggie have been actively fishing the professional fishing circuit and the team has placed in the top five in the point’s race in the past two years. Not only is American Angler a national sponsor for the team but they also have shrink wrapped the team boat for maximum exposure on the road and on the water.

By partnering with American Angler, Wade and Reggie can now showcase their fishing and filleting skills at all of the major national qualifying tournaments on the Crappie Masters tour. On March 3, 2007 Team American Angler fished the Reelfoot Lake (Major) Tournament in Tiptonville, TN. The team placed 7th with a total weight of 9.31pounds.

“We are very excited to have Wade and Reggie representing American Angler as our first Pro Series Team. The experience and sportsmanship that they bring will make for a very strong and long lasting partnership” says Mike Stuckey, General Manager of Douglas Quikut. Team American Angler will be competing in the national championship tournament at Reelfoot Lake in October.

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About American AnglerAmerican Angler is a leading designer and manufacturer of branded, high quality fillet knives and accessories. The company’s product mix includes both Freshwater and Saltwater electric fillet knives, manual knives and fishing accessories. American Angler is a brand of Douglas Quikut, a division of The Scott Fetzer Company. Douglas Quikut markets and distributes a broad range of branded and private label kitchen cutlery, fishing knives and accessories and home and auto cleaning solutions. Douglas Quikut markets products under its own brand names, including Ginsu®, American Angler® and ReadiVac®.